A young cartographer discovers that her father died because of a seemingly worthless highway map. The map shows a town that doesn't exist — or does it? Shepherd writes a thriller about the power of maps, the secrets families keep, and what happens when cartography becomes magic.
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Moods: Map-Obsessed Mysterious Literary Twisty
Tropes: Phantom Settlements Map Mystery Father-Daughter Academic Thriller
Yes — cartographers really did add fake towns to catch plagiarists.
Yes — maps have power in this world.
Yes, complete standalone.